India won the 2nd Twenty20 against England played on Jan. 29, 2017 at Kanpur by 5 runs.
Final scores
England 139/6 (20.0/20 overs)
India 144/8 (20/20 overs)
England won the toss and elected to field
England leads 1-0 in the 3-T20 series after beating India in the 1st T20 at Kanpur. Unlike the previous venue, the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha has extended boundaries and is spinner friendly which is likely to benefit the hosts.
India win a truly thrilling 2nd T20I in Nagpur by 5 runs thanks to fantastic final over from Jasprit Bumrah #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/eWtczhJy0U
— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2017
England is unlikely to change their winning combination.
For India, Virat Kohli will lead the side after MS Dhoni resigned as captain of the ODI and T20 team. Yuvraj Singh has been the star in the team after his blistering 150 runs in the ODI series.
TV telecast and live streaming details
Will India return to their explosive self and level terms? Watch the 2nd #INDvENG @Paytm Series T20I here: https://t.co/NAFD6vLv1V pic.twitter.com/zhIaCfbdu6
— Hotstar (@hotstartweets) January 29, 2017
Star Sports channel will telecast the series live in India with Hindi and English commentary. For Internet users, the channel will also live stream the matches on its website Hotstar.
Sky Sports has the broadcast rights for the audience in the UK, while Willow TV will telecast the series in the US.
Congratulations on the Man of the Match award to Jasprit Bumrah for his brilliant performance at the death! #IndvEng pic.twitter.com/xLJNURe8nz
— ICC (@ICC) January 29, 2017
Pitch and weather report
The temperature on Sunday is expected to be in the 20s when the match is about to start. But the ground is big, and it will be flat throughout helping the batsman and the slow bowlers.
India doesn't have a good track record at this venue as they have lost both the games here. Skipper Virat Kohli may want to register his first win at this ground today.
AK Chaudhary and CK Nandan will be the umpires for today match. Overall 10 T20 games have been played here. The team batting first has won seven times.
IND XI: L Rahul, V Kohli, MS Dhoni, Y Singh, M Pandey, H Pandya, S Raina, A Mishra, Y Chahal, A Nehra, J Bumrah
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 29, 2017
Despite its strong batting line-up, the Indian batsmen managed to score just 147 runs batting first in the first T20 which exposed its unpredictableness in adapting to various conditions.
The England batsmen managed to chase the score with ease.
Their skipper Morgan led the side beautifully and remained unbeaten at 51 runs to get his side the first win in the series.
This is a must win game for the Indians as they will also lose the series if they lose this game. The hosts are expected to come back very strongly in this encounter.
